New Orleans police are looking for two men in the armed robbery of a cab driver on Wednesday night.

The robbery began about 10:55 p.m. when a cab driver picked up two men in the 2400 block of Tulane Avenue. The driver brought the duo to the intersection of Jennifer and Maumus streets. When they arrived, one of the men brandished a gun and demanded the driver's property.

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The victim complied and the duo got out of the cab and ran away.

One of the robbers was described as a black man in his mid-20s with a dark complexion, standing between 5 feet 9 inches and 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing about 170 pounds with a low-cut hairstyle and a tattoo of a cross on his face. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of two-tone jeans.

The second robber was described as a black man with a dark complexion in his early 20s, standing between 5 feet 9 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall with a low-cut hairstyle. He was last seen wearing a red shirt with a black-and-white logo and dark jeans with blue shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to call New Orleans Police Department detectives at 504-658-6040 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.